For peek at NC's dark future, look to Michigan

1:23 PM,
May 23, 2013

Written by

Hugh W. Stephens, Asheville

The presence of Bob Etheridge and some 50 supporters at Pack Square on May 15 declaiming Republican cuts to education is encouraging. If you aren't worried about what's in store for North Carolina, take a look at events in Michigan during the past few weeks.Stating that it had run out of money, the Buena Vista school district fired all of its teachers and closed its high school immediately, apparently without plans to resume operations. For a similar reason, the Albion school board voted to close its high school. At Inkster, the faculty was laid off, and the ...